Carton



K. B. JONES May 28, 1940.

CARTON Filed Oct. 3, 1938 INVENTOR. Kenna/h 5. Jones Patented May 28, 1940 UNITED STATES CARTON Kenneth B. Jones, San Francisco, Calif., assignor to Barrett & Hilp, San Francisco, Calii., a copartnership composed of J. Frank Barrett and Harry H. Hilp Application October 3, 1938, Serial No. 232.914

2 Claims.

This invention relates generally to packaging cartons of the type commonly made from fibreboard stock, and which are used for the purpose of shipping and storing various articles, such as 5 canned or bottled goods.

It is an object of the invention to provide a carton of the above character which will serve all of the normal purposes of a packaging and shipping container, but which will have provision for forming a convenient carrying grip for use by the consumer either before or while the articles are being removed from the carton.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following description in which the preferred embodiment of the invention has been set forth in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a carton incorporating the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the same carton shown in Fig. 1, with certain flaps being bent back from closed position to form a carrying grip.

Fig. 3 is a transverse cross-sectional detail through the carton as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse cross-sectional detail taken through the carton as it appears in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevational view showing a modified construction.

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

The carton comprising the present invention is made of suitable fibreboard stock, which may be either corrugated or solid. In accordance with conventional designs, a single sheet of the fibreboard stock can be cut to suitable shape and scarfed to form lines of bend, whereby a simple rectangularly contoured container can be assembled. as illustrated in Fig. 1. Briefly the assembled carton as illustrated includes the side and end walls I0 and II, together with what normally constitutes the top and bottom walls I! and I3. These top and bottom walls are formed of the several flaps l4, l5 and I6, which are attached to the edges of the side and end walls It) and II. In a typical assembly flaps l4 and I5. are folded down upon top of the flaps l6, and are secured thereto by the use of a suitable glue or adhesive.

In carrying out the present invention the two flaps l5 are provided with openings l1, and when these flaps are swung back to bring their free edges into contact as illustrated in Fig. 2, the

openings II are brought into registry to form a convenient carrying grip. In connection with Fig. 2 it should be noted that after stripping flaps l5 from the flaps IE, to form the hand grip as illustrated in this figure, the lower longitudinal flaps It may remain attached to flaps l6, thus lending suflicieiit strength tothe carton to avoid sagging under the weight of the contents. Furthermore when the flaps 16 are proportioned substantially as illustrated, a slot or opening is I formed between their free edges by means of which one may have partial access to the interior of the carton, for the removal of the articles. If desired at the time the carton is packed with goods, insert sheets l8 may be laid adjacent the 10 inner surface of the flaps It, thus affording a temporary closure after stripping back theflaps I5, which may be readily removed when desired to permit free access to the interior of the carton. ll

Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate a further embodiment for the purpose of forming a more comfortable type of hand grip. In this instance in forming an opening IT in one of the flaps I5, a tongue [9 is provided which can be bent to extend through the other opening I1, when the flaps are positioned as illustrated in Fig. 2. By this arrangement a rounded and smooth surface is presented to the fingers, in contrast to sharp edges which may be presented by the edges of the fibreboard 25 with the arrangement of Fig. 4.

It will be evident from the foregoing that my carton accomplishes the result of aifording a convenient carrying grip, without in any way materially increasing cost of manufacture, and 39 without adding additional parts or elements to the carton. The longitudinal flaps l5 may be said to perform two functions, one being the usual function of cooperating with the remainder of the flaps to form the closed top and bottom walls of 35 the carton, and the other being to form the convenient carrying grip for the carton, when the carton reaches a consumer.

I claim:

1. In a packaging carton, fibreboard stock 40 forming a rectangularly contoured carton having six walls, the top and bottom walls being formed by fibreboard flaps attached to the side and end walls, two of the flaps attached to a common side wall being provided with openings adapted I to be brought in registry to form a carrying grip when said flaps are bent back to a position with their free edges substantially in contact.

2. In a packaging carton, fibreboard stock 1 forming a rectangularly contoured carton formed It of six walls, the top and bottom walls being each formed of four flaps which are attached to the side and .end walls, two flaps which are attached to a common side wall being of a length sumcient to enable their free edges to be brought substanl5 tially in contact when bent back to closed position, said flaps being provided with registering openings to form a carrying grip for the carton.

KENNE'IH B. JONm. 

